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1
Deindividuation occurs when a person in a group feels anonymous and unidentifiable.
A)True
B)False
2
When your performance improves because you are part of a group, this is known as diffusion of responsibility.
A)True
B)False
3
In a group, social loafing occurs when someone exerts less effort compared to their effort if they were working alone.
A)True
B)False
4
Groupthink involves doing what we are told to by people in authority.
A)True
B)False
5
When we are placed in a new role, our behavior often changes to fit that role.
A)True
B)False
6
Persuasion is a process by which attitude change is attempted.
A)True
B)False
7
Generally speaking, an unattractive speaker has the greater potential for attitude change in others compared to an attractive speaker due to the sympathy factor.
A)True
B)False
8
People often reach very different solutions to exactly the same problem if the problem is framed differently.
A)True
B)False
9
People listening to your argument are more likely to be persuaded by you if the listeners possess extremely low levels of self-esteem.
A)True
B)False
10
According to the theory of cognitive dissonance, inconsistencies between attitudes and behavior cause discomfort that motivates people either to change their behavior or their attitudes.
A)True
B)False
11
Prejudice is a harmful attitude based on inaccurate generalizations about a group of people based on noticeable differences.
A)True
B)False
12
If you believe that a person is behaving in a certain way because of an internal motive or trait, this is known as a dispositional attribution.
A)True
B)False
13
Recent research has fully substantiated the fundamental attribution error.
A)True
B)False
14
Physical attraction is the most important factor in the early stages of attraction.
A)True
B)False
15
The information provided to us later about a person tends to be given greater weight than the information given to us first.
A)True
B)False
16
We tend to like people who like us.
A)True
B)False





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